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    III MEF Commanding General Tours Camp Kengun | Yama Sakura 91 [Image 4 of 20]

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    Several U.S. Marines in MARPAT woodland camouflage uniforms are gathered in what appears to be a large indoor facility, possibly a hangar or gymnasium. Two Marines in the foreground are engaged in a handshake, suggesting a formal greeting, recognition, or introduction ceremony. Additional Marines observe the interaction in the background.

    CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

    09.05.2026

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Ricker 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jovanie Martinez, a senior watch officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of III MEF, during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Sept. 6, 2026. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 91 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army, Marine Corps. Australian and Japan Command Post exercise to date. Participants from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 11th Airborne Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in a Joint environment. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. Martinez is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Jackson Ricker)

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    Date Taken: 09.05.2026
    Date Posted: 09.07.2026 02:12
    Photo ID: 9916190
    VIRIN: 260906-M-BH827-1079
    Resolution: 4968x3312
    Size: 2.32 MB
    Location: CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, JP

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